Guwahati, April 24 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday paid heartfelt tribute to Indian Air Force (IAF) martyr Corporal Tage Hailyang, who lost his life in the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, and announced a comprehensive support package and a permanent memorial to honour the airman's supreme sacrifice.

The Chief Minister, in the course of his visit to the martyr's home in Tajang village of Ziro, offered condolences to Hailyang's grieving wife, parents, and relatives.

CM Khandu later declared that the state government will provide Rs 50 lakh financial assistance to the bereaved family and offer a government job to one eligible family member.

The Chief Minister noted that the state will build a...